Articles by: Dermot Crean

THE Tralee man who was pivotal in bringing 50 new jobs to the town, is looking forward to growing the company from its new offices at Liber House in Monavalley. Earlier today, Sigmar Recruitment announced they were setting up their European Talent Hub in Tralee. The company recently announced a […]

GARDAI are asking parents to take personal responsibility for their children when dropping them into town and collecting them during the Rose of Tralee festival. The gardaí say they are especially going to be tackling anti-social behaviour with the large groups of young teenagers who have been gathering at the […]

FIFTY new jobs have been announced for Tralee by a major recruitment company. Sigmar, which announced a €1 billion partnership with French giant Groupe Adéquat, says the positons are for international recruiters to work in the company’s European Talent Hub, which has just opened in Tralee at Liber House, Monavalley. Shaun […]

THE traditions and skills of the past will be recalled in a couple of weeks when Spa/Fenit Community Council celebrate National Heritage week at the newly refurbished Old Forge in Churchill. With a Vintage Run on Friday, August 24 and a day of events at the Forge on Saturday, August 25, […]

CARA Credit Union’s  have once again announced their Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards. These are open to undergraduates in a full-time course of at least 2 years’ duration and The Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards are open to post-graduates in a full or part-time course of at least 1 years’ duration. […]

The Leaving Certificate results are out tomorrow and guidance counsellor, Billy Ryle, has advice on what to do next… RESULTS The eagerly awaited Leaving Cert results are out on Wednesday. They will be available early in schools and online from 12noon at www.examinations.ie. The early indications are that Leaving Cert […]

GARDAI are investigating the theft of a lawn mower from an estate in town last Friday. It is believed that the robbery took place around 3am at a house in New Marian Park. The red and black petrol lawn mower was also used as a community lawn mower to cut […]

IT’S not every day that your hard work gets the seal of approval from one of the country’s leading celebrities, but on Saturday morning renowned crooner Daniel O’Donnell was full of praise for the work of cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry, when he visited the centre while on a […]

Under 13 Boys: Tralee Parnells U13s extended their unbeaten run in the NK League with a great win over a strong Lixnaw side. Though Lixnaw put over the first few scores, Parnells hit back quickly and a great goal by Oisin OSullivan set Parnells on their way. The boys kept […]

Lotto Congratulations to Ger Savage, c/o Rock Inn on winning our Club Lotto Jackpot of €8700 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 10, 21, 23 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Cathal Scanlon Tonevane, Martin Conway Moyderwell, Jim Keane c/o Keane’s Bar, Jade & Stacy […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil play Glenflesk away in Round 11 of the Senior County League on Sunday August 19th at 1pm. A win would ensure promotion to Division 1 for next season so come out and support your team. Congrats    Congratulations to Na Gaeil’s Stefan Okunbor who has been named Munster […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 3-16; Ballymac 2-8. We qualified for our first Town Championship Final for the first time since 2015 with an eleven points win in Ballymac on yesterday afternoon (12th Aug). Three first half goals was a bit too much for the home side to come back from […]

Senior Tralee Board Championship Result Ballymac 2- 08  Austin Stacks 3-16 Congratulations to Austin Stacks on making the final and we wish you the very best for the remainder of your season. Next up for Ballymac is the last game of The County League V Currow on Sunday 19th of […]

Seniors: In a game that never rose above the ordinary, we were too good for John Mitchels on Sunday morning   in the town championship semi final on a final score line of 2-09 to 0-07. The first half ended on a score line of 1-04 to 0-01 which characterised […]

Field Re/Development Information Evening: Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club is giving a Visual Presentation outlining the club’s upcoming re-development of its facilities at Paddy Burke Memorial Park Milltown, next Tuesday evening (14/08) at 8pm in the Community Hall Castlemaine. This is an opportunity for people to familiarise themselves with the upcoming project. Seniors: […]

NIGHT AT THE DOGS – JUVENILE FUNDRAISER: What a fantastic evening we had at our John Mitchels ‘Night at the Dogs’ Juvenile Fund Raiser. Loads of kids showed up for a night of crack and excitement. They had bouncy castle and face painting and congrats to our penalty King competition […]

KERRY drinks and hospitality sector jobs account for 10.5% of all employment in the county and these jobs are highly vulnerable to a hard or ‘no deal’ Brexit according to a new report. The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) report shows extent of rural Ireland’s reliance on drinks and […]

Mike O’Halloran watched the two Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-finals in Austin Stack Park… Lixnaw 1-17 Causeway 0-15 Lixnaw overcame a highly fancied Causeway team by five points in a game where Lixnaw backs were in no mood top allow the inside line any room or any time on the […]

A THOUSAND outfits, even more pairs of shoes and numerous hat boxes landing into the newly refurbished reception at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth can only mean one thing – the Roses have arrived and the Rose of Tralee pre-Festival Tour of Kildare has begun. Over two days, the 57 Roses […]

You’ve met the first 29 Rose of Tralee 2018 contestants (click here if you missed them), now meet the other 28… MEATH ROSE I am 23 years old and come from Skryne. I am in my third year of a BSc in General Nursing in DCU. Most of my training […]

The Rose of Tralee International Festival gets underway soon with the 57 Roses arriving in Tralee next Wednesday. And now (in alphabetical order) it’s about time you met some of them… ABU DHABI ROSE – SARA KATE MANGAN My name is Sara Kate Mangan, I am 26-years old. At the […]

THE Austin Stacks 2018 Campa Peile was held at Connolly Park and an enjoyable week was had by the young boys and girls on the Street of Champions. They learned new football skills and made new friends at the event which was very well co-ordinated by Camp Organiser, Dell White […]

IF we are looking for improved results in any aspect of our lives there is one common denominator – it has to involve one thing — Change. The reason for this is as follows. A quote from Albert Einstein; “If you always do as you always did you will always get what […]

THERE’S just over a week to go until the Rose of Tralee 10km, so there’s still time to enter the great event. Organised by the Tralee Harriers club, the race takes place on Sunday, August 19, starting at 11am at the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre and follows the River Lee […]

MANOR West was buzzing yesterday as it welcomed over 100 cyclists taking part in the Tour de Munster. The charity cycle is held every year in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) and individual beneficiaries and sees amateur cyclists take on over 600km around the six counties of Munster. The […]

THE sun shone down on Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night as members of John Mitchels GAA club gathered for a race night. It was all in aid of the juvenile set-up in the club and the younger members were welcome with a bouncy castle and penalty competition to keep […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am 23 years of age and I live with my partner (aged 25) who is currently unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Allowance. I am now also looking for work. […]

John McCann says ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ is a lightweight addition to Marvel catalogue that’s both fun and refreshing!… In the aftermath of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) struggles with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles […]

IAN Brick has decided to step down as Kerry Under 21 hurling manager and selector with the senior team. The Kilmoyley clubman had worked with this squad since Under 14 level, winning 2 All-Ireland Minor titles along the way and leaves a squad with excellent talent and potential, many of […]

IRELAND’S oldest annual festival has kicked off once again in typical Puck Fair fashion, with visitors from all over Ireland and beyond descending on the town of Killorglin. Today marks the first day of the popular event — a day commonly referred to as ‘Gathering Day’ — which continues until […]